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CVE-2023-24535

Panic when parsing invalid messages in google.golang.org/protobuf

Published: Jun 8, 2023Updated: Jan 6, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-125
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 39.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Parsing invalid messages can panic. Parsing a text-format message which contains a potential number consisting of a minus sign, one or more characters of whitespace, and no further input will cause a panic.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

protobufprotobuf
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
google.golang.org/protobufGoOSS Libraries
google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototextgoogle.golang.org/protobuf
Library
OSS Libraries / go
google.golang.org/protobuf/internal/encoding/textgoogle.golang.org/protobuf
Library
OSS Libraries / go
protobufoss-projectOSS Librariesaka google protobuf, protobufjs
gopackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
google.golang.org/protobufoss-projectUSOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/golang/protobuf/issues/1530
github.com
https://go.dev/cl/475995
go.dev
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1631
pkg.go.dev
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Timeline

Published
Jun 8, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 6, 2025

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